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Jordan detects two coronavirus variant cases: minister

AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Jordan on Sunday confirmed two cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant in a man and…

Iran avalanche death toll rises to 11

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Three more climbers in Iran have died after avalanches struck mountains north of the capital Tehran,…

SAfrica counts more than one million virus cases

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa has become the first African nation to record one million coronavirus cases, according…

Trump, under pressure, signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

by Jerome CARTILLIER WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) -- After delaying for nearly a week and under pressure from…

Chinese citizen journalist faces trial for Wuhan virus reporting

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese citizen journalist held since May for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19…

South Korea detects first coronavirus variant cases

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been…

Covid-19 cases top 80 million worldwide: AFP count

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 80 million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected worldwide since the pandemic…

Turkey hit by 5.5 magnitude quake: USGS

  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with…

Canada detects first coronavirus variant cases: health officials

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The first two cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain…

Biden warns of ‘devastating consequences’ of Trump block on pandemic relief

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President-elect Joe Biden warned Saturday of "devastating consequences" if President Donald Trump continues…

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